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module egret.gui {
    /**
	 * @classdesc
     * IFactory 接口定义工厂类（如 ClassFactory）必须实现的接口。
     * IFactory 类型的对象是“工厂对象”，Egret使用它来生成另一类的多个实例（每个实例具有相同的属性）。
     * @interface
	 * @class egret.gui.IFactory
	 * @extends egret.IHashObject
     */
    export interface IFactory {
        /**
         * 创建某一类（由实现 IFactory 的类确定）的实例。
		 * @method egret.gui.IFactory#newInstance
		 * @returns {any}
         */
        newInstance():any;

        hashCode:number;
    }
}